September 12, 2025

Japan Press Weekly No. 3425

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/

IN THIS ISSUE

JCP EC Chair Tamura: PM Ishiba's resignation is a natural outcome https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=15920

Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru announced his intention to step down in the face of pressure from growing calls from within his Liberal Democratic Party for his resignation following the party's crushing loss in the July House of Councillors election.

JCP Dietmembers take part in protest against unreasonable deportations

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=15921

Japanese Communist Party Dietmembers participated in a protest held in front of the main gate of the Diet building against forced deportations of foreigners without residency status.

Opposition parties urge gov't to allocate budget for recovery of remains of

1942 undersea mine accident victims

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=15922

JCP Secretariate Head Koike demanded that the prime minister and the health, labor and welfare minister visit the site of the 1942 undersea coal mine disaster, and that the government participate in efforts to recover the victims' remains.

CONTENTS

POLITICS

Nationwide deployment of long-range missiles incompatible with Japan's exclusively defense-oriented policy

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=15923

MoD hid from Okinawa the deployment of USMC cutting-edge unmanned missile system to US camp in Okinawa

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=15924

JCP EC Chair Tamura: PM Ishiba's resignation is a natural outcome https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=15920

SOCIAL ISSUE

Conservation groups call for cancellation of Kushiro Marsh mega-solar plant project

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=15925

Opposition parties urge gov't to allocate budget for recovery of remains of

1942 undersea mine accident victims

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=15922

JCP Dietmembers take part in protest against unreasonable deportations

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=15921

PEACE

Koto Ward residents protest port call of UK aircraft carrier Prince of Wales to Tokyo

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=15926

JCP

Ogata attends meeting between CPV general secretary and representatives of world political parties

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=15927

JCP CC Chair Shii holds talks with ICAPP co-chair at JCP HQ in Tokyo

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=15928

All 14 JCP candidates win assembly seats in 6 cities and 2 towns

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=15929

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